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5 Card Stud

1968 · 103 min

A slow-burning Western mystery that simmers with paranoia and frontier justice, keeping you guessing until the final draw.

Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Genres
Western, Mystery
Tagline
A card cheat was hung... then all hell broke loose!
Overview
After a card shark is caught cheating, he is taken out and lynched by the drunkards he was playing against. Soon afterwards, the men who were in the lynch mob start being murdered, one after another; all by hanging.

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Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Genres
Western, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • guilt
  • morality
  • deception
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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